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Press Release

Argentina. RR Donnelley: workers occupied the factory to put it into production against the illegal closure of the multinational companyâ€™s factory

August 12, 2014

Press conference at the Plant at 11 a.m. (local time)

(GarÃ­n district, Buenos Aires, 12/8/14). Trade union delegate Jorge Medina said: â€œafter closing its plant in the GarÃ­n district of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in a totally illegal fashion, leaving more than 400 families on the street, and that the Ministry of Labour confirmed that the company is breaching the ruling of the court that ordered both sides to have (compulsory) arbitration to resolve the labour dispute, the shop stewardsâ€™ committee and workers at R.R. Donnelley have resolved in an assembly to occupy the factory and begin production, in order to defend the 400 jobs. The workers denounce this closure as illegal and we are not going to be intimidated. We demand the immediate re-opening of the plant under the same working conditions, number of workers and salaries. If the company alleges that it is in bankruptcy we will begin production.

Trade union delegate, Martin Killin said: â€œThe workers at Donnelley are calling for a Press Conference at 11a.m. (local time) at the plant. We make a call to other workers, social organisations and the local community to support our struggle for the defence of our jobs. We make a call to other workers in the printing sector to carry on the resolution voted in the Plenary Meeting of the Printing Federation of Buenos Aires province to refuse to print Donnelleyâ€™s products. We also insist on our proposal to call strike action in the sector. â€